{"symbol":"KYNU","synonyms":["VCRL2","KYNUU"],"name":"kynureninase","description":"Kynureninase is a pyridoxal-5\u0027-phosphate (pyridoxal-P) dependent enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of L-kynurenine and L-3-hydroxykynurenine into anthranilic and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acids, respectively. Kynureninase is involved in the biosynthesis of NAD cofactors from tryptophan through the kynurenine pathway. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8942,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8942","proteins":[{"symbol":"KYNU_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/KYNU_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}